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Beam-columns

• Significant bending in addition to axial force = Beam-columns

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BEAM-COLUMNS

Biaxial bending
Major axis bending
CORNER COLUMN
EDGE COLUMN

Load eccentricity
INTERIOR COLUMN

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Beam-columns 1. Section assumption and classification

• Estimation of factored loads, moments

• Trial section and section properties
Factored loads and moments • Classification of section components (web, flange) as whether plastic, compact or semi-
compact
Section assumption and classification
Bending strength of the section about both axes
Shear resistance and reduced moment capacity (if applicable)
Interaction for biaxial bending
Design compressive strength
Lateral torsional buckling check
Moment amplification factors
Interaction equation for buckling resistance

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Loads to be designed for 2. Individual strength estimation

Bending zz
Compression Bending yy
P Individual
strengths
Design Buckling
resistance resistance
M Compression Bending
Compression
Bending Bending
Combined resistance resistance
resistance about zz axis about yy axis
Shear
resistance N d  A g f y /  m0 M dz  b Zpz f y /  m0 M dy   b Zpyf y /  m 0

Biaxial
bending

with reduced moment resistance

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3. Shear resistance Cl. 8.4.1 Shear buckling Cl. 8.4.2

Nominal plastic shear resistance under pure shear

Shear buckling need not be considered, when

zz
Mz : shear applied parallel to web

Shear in both cases

should not exceed the
yy design shear resistance of
My: Shear applied parallel to flanges
the section

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Effect of shear on bending resistance of the section Reduced bending resistance due to shear Cl. 9.2.2

• Higher shear on the member reduces the bending strength

• When the incoming shear exceeds 60% of the design shear
strength of the section, a reduced bending strength of the
• Factored moment on the section should be less than,
member is to be considered
M dv  M d  (M d  M fd )  1.2Zef y /  m0
Cl. 8.2.1.3
This shall be the bending strength of the section for all other checks

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Combined effects Interaction between axial force and bending moments

Combined axial
force and bending

Material behaviour Member behaviour

Cl. 9.3.1 Cl. 9.3.2

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4. Cross section resistance – Section strength Buckling due to compression and bending

• Interaction relation to be satisfied (biaxial bending with reduced P P M

moment resistances) M
My M z 2
( ) 1  ( )  1.0
M ndy M ndz

Mndy, Mndz are the reduced axial

strengths under axial force and Compression Bending
uniaxial moment, Cl. 9.3.1.2 buckling buckling

M M
P P
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5. Member buckling resistance in compression Cl. 7.1.2 6. Member buckling resistance in bending. Cl 8.2.2

Axial load on the member induces buckling, against which the axial For unsupported length of the member, check against lateral torsional
capacity of the member needs to be checked buckling mode is required, as it may govern.

Objective: Design strength, M d  b Zp f bd  M

Objective: Design strength, Pd  A e f cd  P
Finding the unsupported length of the column
Buckling resistance against both major Pdz and minor axes Pdy and check its lateral torsional stability

(Procedure followed for the design of compression members shall be referred)

Required parameters:
• Elastic crictical moment Mcr
• Slenderness ratio λLT

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Moment amplification factors. Cl.9.3.2.2 7. Bending and axial compression. Cl. 9.3.2.2

K y , K z , K LT
Interaction relationships to be satisfied

P C M M
 K y my y  K LT z  1.0
Pdy M dy M dz
P C M C M
 0.6K y my y  K z mz z  1.0
P Pdz M dy M dz
ny 
Ratios of applied axial force to Design axial Pdy
strength against buckling about both the axes,
P
nz 
Pdz

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